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THREE colouring matters (cochineal, kermes, lac-dye) derived from insects belonging to the Coccidæ have long been of commercial importance and have been the subject of extensive chemical investigation. Although many of the related Aphididæ are highly pigmented and are of very common occurrence, chemical investigation of their pigments has been very scanty. No doubt one reason for this state of affairs has been the comparative difficulty of collecting adequate supplies of insect material ; but the small amount of information available suggests that some aphids at least contain colouring matters possessing unusual properties.
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DUEWELL, H., HUMAN, J., JOHNSON, A. et al. Colouring Matters of the Aphididæ. Nature 162, 759–761 (1948). https://doi.org/10.1038/162759a0
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